tripsis

trit·ur·a·tion

(trich'yŭr-a'shŭn),

1. The act of reducing a drug to a fine powder and incorporating it thoroughly with sugar of milk by rubbing the two together in a mortar. Synonym(s): tripsis (1)

2. Mixing of dental amalgam in a mortar and pestle or with a mechanical device.

[L. trituratio, fr. trituro, to thresh, fr. tero, pp. tritus, to rub]

tripsis

[trip′sis]

Etymology: Gk, rubbing

1 massage.

2 the process of reducing the particle size of a substance by grinding it with a mortar and pestle. Also called trituration.

tripsis

An obsolete term for:
(1) Grinding (trituration); or  
(2) Rubbing (massage).

tripsis

(trip′sĭs) [Gr. tripsis, friction]

1. The process of trituration.

2. Massaging, grinding, or crushing.